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Paul robbins
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: January 12, 2012
Strengths: Look goodWeaknesses: Spoke Problem
Inability to have broken spoke replaced locally
Consumer asked to pay $30.00 shipping and handling to repair defective and under warranty wheel.Bottom Line: I am a 180 pound, 71 year old recreational rider. Never have been fast or a good hill climber; nor have I ever broken a spoke in my 40 years of riding.
During 02/11 I purchased a new bike from Performance. As a consequence of both my friend and the salesman suggesting that I upgrade to these wheels I did so.
My purchase was followed by my having some medical issues which limited my riding. Consequently I did not ride these wheels until November, 2011. Within 100 miles a rear spoke broke. I took the bike back to Performance.
Performance sent both wheels back to Easton. When this wheelset came back I returned I exchanged them for a set of Mavic Ksyrium Elites.
Performance charged me $30.00 labor for this exchange and was going to charge me an additional $30 for "shipping" the defective and under warranty wheels to/from Easton until i protested this charge.
Bottom Line: I feel that I was not treated fairly
Favorite Ride: any area with low traffic and rolling hills
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Performance
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Scott MacNeil
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: November 24, 2011
Strengths: Durable, reasonable light, ceramic bearings, and Did I mention 2 seasons of road and cyclocross and still perfectly true. Pretty inexpensive for what you get.Weaknesses: Odd "ting ting" noise when under high torque at low speeds when I first got them, it was since stopped.Bottom Line: It appears the 2011 wheel set have had some issues. Mine however are 2008's and I have nothing but good things to say about them. I have used them for 2 very full road and cyclocross seasons with a fair amount of commuting on them, and have not had any issues; they are absolutely bombproof, and at 180lbs I'm not exactly featherweight either . I haven't even touched them with a spoke wrench. The hubs are super smooth and hold speed very well likely due to the ceramic bearings, and they climb like a mountain goat.
Favorite Ride: Uphill
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: Mavic Ksyrium, Ambrosio Nemisis laced to Campy Record.
Bike Setup: 1999 Litespeed Classic, with King Chris headset and Easton EA90 fork. with a mix of Campy Chorus and Record.
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Andrew L
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: October 12, 2011
Strengths: Ultra lighweight
Ceramic bearings
More "aero" than Ksyrium(not aero but the Mavic's feel like a parachute)
Seem to be strong so farWeaknesses: None so far...keeping my fingers crossedBottom Line: I haven't had these wheels for very long but I have been able to put a fair amount of mileage on them(about 500) and so far everything is great. Wheel is super light, weighed in at 1420 grams with rim strips, and climbs really fast. Acceleration is instantaneous and the hubs seems to spin forever. I weigh 160 lbs and haven't been able to detect any rear wheel flex that other reviewers have commented on, but I am more of a spinner than a gear masher. From what I can tell, there should probably be a different review for the Performance Edition wheels than the $1000 wheels with the cerarmic bearings. It seems like the Performance wheels have the spoke breakage issues and if the $1000 wheels break a spoke it is due to too large of a rider. These wheels with the low spoke count shouldn't support a rider over about 170lbs, despite what Easton claims. I will keep you updated and let you know if any problems due develop.
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Mavic Ksyrium SL
Mavic Ksyrium Elite
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Daniel Hodel
a Triathlete
from Date Reviewed: October 2, 2011
Strengths: Nice wheels, until the spokes start goingWeaknesses: Spokes. Spokes. Spokes.Bottom Line: Yes, the spokes are junk. Performance completely replaced the wheelset a few months ago and yesterday, under light stress, front spoke broke. I weigh 140 and am 61 years old. This should not happen (and does not with my other wheels over many years).
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Performance Bike
Bike Setup: Spinergy. Mavic. Campy. Velocity. Etc.
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seattlex
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: September 24, 2011
Strengths: Light, fastWeaknesses: Not very durableBottom Line: I weigh 170# and have broken 4 spokes. 2 front, 2 back. It takes over a week or 2 to get them replaced. I love the wheels function but it doesn't do any good in the shop. I'm replacing them and would not recommend them
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: Came with Cervelo
Similar Products Used: Kysrium Elite
Bike Setup: Cervelo R3SL, Dura Ace
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